Friday, March 15th

Looking Back: 

Math:
- Order of Operations
- Algebra puzzles using the letters of the alphabet  (each worth a specific value) to form words worth a certain value

Humanities:
- Novel Study:
- Students reading the Giver or City of Ember have completed reading Chapters 9 and are to read Chpt 10 independently over the weekend  (please don't read ahead). Chapter questions have been added to your 6-1&6-2 Class Templates folder in Google Docs.
- Students reading Among The Hidden, please read chapters 16, 17, and 18 and write the "Perspective Paragraph" as discussed in class.  Details in Google drive folder.
- We have discussed what makes a strong campaign and practiced how to communicate a clear platform on posters and in a speech.
-  Students decided to divide our city into "Wards" and to have a councillor from each ward and a Mayor from each city to provide leadership and support the organization of our new city.  Several students have submitted their application for nomination and are preparing a speech for Wednesday.  Students who are successful candidates are permitted to post two campaign posters on Monday morning.  Candidates for Mayor are to prepare a two minute speech and those running for Councillor are to prepare a one minute speech stating their name, position they are running for and campaign platform priorities.
- Vocabulary- Council, Councillor, Mayor, Premier, Infrastructure, Ward, Constituency
- See below for homework details.

Science:
- Trip to the Hanger
- Forces involved in flight: lift, gravity, thrust, drag
- Parts of an airplane
- Movements in flight: roll (bank), yaw, pitch


For Homework - Due Monday, March 18. 2019

          1 ~In your Home Journal reflect on your week in the usual format.  Please include a paragraph that lists three departments you feel should be a priority as we continue building and organizing the services and infrastructure in our city?
          2 ~ Finish Novel Study Chapter Questions
In your Google Drive folder called  "6-1 & 6-2 2019 Templates," see the document called Dystopian Novel Study Chpt Questions.
          3 ~ Bring in any supplies like small boxes, stickers, popsicle sticks, plasticine, etc that you think would help you with the next steps of your 'City Planning' and building.

Looking Forward:

Math:
- Integers
- Algebra

Humanities:
- Novel Study, fluency focus on 'Stress and Emphasis'.  Together we will check-in on Questions, and responses so far (Writing notebooks, upside-down and backwards pgs 1-8)
- Campaigns begin and departments are decided upon for new city. Electoral Speeches are on Wednesday for those who have decided to run for office
- Begin building and creating infrastructure
- Vocabulary - Nominate, Nominee, Campaign, Platform, Department, Civil Servant, Advisory Committee, Forum, Budget

Science:
- Hot air balloons
- Rockets
- Jet engines
- History of flight
- Unit test

Important Reminders:

• Mondays - open gym for Grade 6
• Wednesdays at lunch - Just Dance club
• March 20th - Spring Fling Dance (periods 5&6)
• March 21st - Science test on Aerodynamics and Flight
• March 21st - early dismissal for students
• March 22nd - no school for students
• March 21st (1:00pm-8:00pm) and March 22 (8:30am - 2:00pm) - Student Led Conferences
• sign-up through MyCBE / PowerSchool
• March 23rd - March 31st - Spring Break
• April 1st - First day back after Spring Break
• April 11th - Heritage Park field trip